Racial Profiling

  Racial profiling is law enforcement and private security practice that disproportionately target people because of their ethnicity for investigation and enforcement. For example, airport officials pulled someone aside and questioned him before allowing him to board a plane simply because he’s a Muslim American, and they thought he might be a terrorist. Just because he is Muslim does it make it right for you to assume him as a terrorist?

 

From my prior knowledge I learned that The Fourteenth Amendment states, very clearly, that no state may "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Racial profiling is  based on a standard of unequal protection. Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be searched by police and less likely to be treated as law-abiding citizens; whites are less likely to be searched by police and more likely to be treated as law-abiding citizens. This is incompatible with the concept of equal protection.

  

  
  Racial profiling continues to be a prevalent and gross form of discrimination in the United States. This unjust practice remains a stain on American democracy.Refereeing back to paragraph one :since September 11, 2001, new forms of racial profiling have affected a growing number of people of color in the U.S., including members of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities. The Obama administration has inherited a shameful legacy of racial profiling codified in official FBI guidelines and a notorious registration program that treats Arabs and Muslims as suspects and denies them the presumption of innocence and equal protection under the law.

 Policies and practices have wrought destruction on individuals, families and communities, tearing them apart through unjust detentions, raids and more. It is hard for critics to trust the American society with ethnicity and cultures. This is why they continue to discriminate and profile them. One can make a mistake but why blame the entire society or ethnic group on that one event. Yes, we face adversity but maybe we will better ourselves to treat each other equally.

 

 

Should We Abolish Grading

   Abolishing grading can either be beneficial or substandard.  Grading is an option for schools to predict what a student would make on a test or should we forget about grading and continue ahead with standardized testing.

  Students across the country would agree to abolish grading for lagging reasons such as being lazy or apathetic. I personally think that grading should stay in the schools. When we begin school learning should occur naturally. Students choose if they are willing to learn or if they want to place restrictions on their education.

  Every school has an academic standard. Usually test determine if a student is performing well in school. Meanwhile I depend on my grading and academic scores to see how well I am carrying out. I use my grades as an guide to improve my scores. For most people grading is basically a waist of time; in the future schools are most likely to leer into our test scores.

  Schools across the nation only look at test scores. Ivy League schools have a reputation to withhold and a real academic student would have an outstanding test score, but for me I have to better my testing skillsin order to improve my testing scores. I have the grades of a semi genius but when I take test I tend to perform on a proficient level rather than advanced.

  After reading " A Proposal to Abolish Grading," by Paul Goodman, I've learned so many different perspectives of  the subject. For instance some think that grading is nullifying the various use of testing. Paul Goodman stated that "testing for student and teacher would mean structuring and finding the weakness in the student." This could definitely be taken for granted. In my opinion this is very unfair. A child should be tested on the ability of improvement not the mistakes on a test. this will only make the situation for the student worse because they would feel like giving up and think that the test is worthless , so what would be the point for grading .

  This may be a hard decision but it takes deep thinking and we have to think about the future and what it would be like for others if grading was really ABOLISHED.

Better Decisions

Better Decisions

  Have you ever just sat down and thought about the aspects of life? Do you sometimes take things for granted? Do you learn from your mistakes and make better decisions? Or do we continue to make those same mistakes in our lifetime. 

  Sometimes we wish we could go back in time and make better decisions.If a time machine really exist our world would be so perfect. I can just go back in time and correct everything mistake I ever made. I know that mistakes I make in life are meant to be. I learn and I better myself.

  Sickness came upon a family member and I realized that I can't take my life for granted. He is now doing better but still facing the difficulties of this unknown sickness. Now I have the chance to visit and comfort him like I should have.  I, Tatyanta will live life to the fullest and make the best of it. I now accomplish challenges to the best of my abilities. Tragedies can change your thoughts and actions and it certainly did for me. I always hear that your fate is determined by your actions. It is absolutely true. Take my advice and make mistakes and then learn from them. Most of all always remember the one who are with you throughout your journey.

Remembering a Leader

The anniversary for Martin Luther King march has been very popular. Do you think our leaders today carry on his dream?

I personally think that Martin Luther King's dream has partially came true. He wanted for us to be free and not discriminated against. He wanted to make a change in the community and society. In today's world some people use their race as an excuse for not succeeding.We look at the past events of the harm and danger that African Americans faced. I look into the future and dream of a better world. A world with joy. A world with equality. Just like our civil rights leaders wanted. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King wanted the best for us. I can truly believe that its not to late to change your ways.Work hard and go for what you want. Your age, gender, race, or ethnicity should not matter. You are a human being with a dream.